Brooke McCarter
Biography
Brooke McCarter, born in Pennsylvania in 1963, was an actor known for playing Paul in the vampire horror comedy The Lost Boys (1987). He began in entertainment as a model, winning a national talent search and joining Ford in New York, where he studied acting with Stella Adler and worked on major commercial campaigns. After moving to Los Angeles, he made his film debut in the skateboarding drama Thrashin' (1986), which also featured Tony Hawk and Josh Brolin. McCarter later appeared in Wired (1989), a biographical film about John Belushi, and on television shows including The Twilight Zone and Route 66. He took a long break from acting before returning in 2009 with a lead role in Herschell Gordon Lewis's The Uh-Oh! Show. Outside of performing, he composed music for Fast Getaway (1991) and directed and scored the documentary Leaves of Green (2002).
52years old at death
- Born Philadelphia
- Died
- Star sign: TaurusThe sign runs April 20 to May 20
Movie Career
- Films
- 3
- Career span
- 36 years1986 to 2022
Every film, newest first
- 2022Blood, Guts and Sunshine: The History of Horror Made in FloridaIMDb rating 6.8
- 1987The Lost BoysIMDb rating 7.2
- 1986Thrashin'IMDb rating 6.4
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Early training
McCarter studied acting with Stella Adler in New York City after winning a modeling contest and signing with the Ford agency.
A change of course
Sponsored by Ektelon, McCarter took dozens of trophies in racquetball. He finished second in Ohio in the Under 18 division and got a racquetball scholarship to University of Memphis.
Behind the camera
McCarter wrote the music for the 1991 movie Fast Getaway and for the 2002 documentary Leaves of Green, a film he also directed.
A change of course
In 1998, McCarter stepped away from Hollywood for a decade, taking a ten-year hiatus to work in the telecommunications industry.
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Worked with
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Films together
Kiefer Sutherland's page
Josh Brolin's page
Edward Herrmann's page
Dianne Wiest's page
Jason Patric's page
Corey Feldman's page
All films by Joel Schumacher
All films by David Winters
All films by Sean Donohue
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